Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by Tomte (Priest) on Jun 24, 2003 at 22:18 UTC
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In addition to some of the books you mentioned, that are also on my "best of all time" list, a collection I don't want to live without:
General Programming skills:
- Abelson,Sussmann,Sussmann: Structure and Interpretation of Computer-Programms
OOP
- Bertrand Myers works (not only OOP, but IMHO "best pratices" and good understanding even for non OO languages (at least imperative ones;))
- GoF: Design Patterns
C++
- Stroustroup: The C++ Programming Language
- Alexandrescu: Modern C++ Design (Beats the hell out of most fiction books in regards of excitement and thrill you get while reading it, C++ knowledge is a prerequisite, though)
Perl:
- Hall,Schwartz: Effective Perl Programming
- Cross: Data Munging with Perl
regards,
tomte
Hlade's Law:
If you have a difficult task, give it to a lazy person --
they will find an easier way to do it.
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Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by Zaxo (Archbishop) on Jun 24, 2003 at 21:59 UTC
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Algorithms*, by Robert Sedgewick. There are newer editions - for C, or in several small volumes - but mine is the first edition, with examples in Pascal.
* ISBN link, currently broken but included in hope.
After Compline, Zaxo
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Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by gjb (Vicar) on Jun 25, 2003 at 07:53 UTC
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I rather like the following:
and problebly I forgot a lot ;-)
Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are, -gjb-
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Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by VSarkiss (Monsignor) on Jun 24, 2003 at 22:36 UTC
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One of my all-time favorites, besides the ones already mentioned, is Programming Pearls by Jon Bentley. Very compact, very useful, and very well written.
Update
Added isbn link.
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Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by tilly (Archbishop) on Jun 25, 2003 at 03:48 UTC
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Hmmm. I suggest starting with Code Complete and virtually anything else by McConnell, then Peopleware, and once someone is through those, start getting more specific. | [reply] [Watch: Dir/Any] |
Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by YAFZ (Pilgrim) on Jun 25, 2003 at 07:55 UTC
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Two online books that I really appreciate and advise to any programmer using any reasonable (VB excluded :-P ) language:
The Art of Unix Programming by Eric S. Raymond. This is a high quality book talking about the essential points, important design principles, etc.
How to Be A Programmer by Robert L Read. Pretty nice document about the real life pragmatics of a programmer. | [reply] [Watch: Dir/Any] |
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Unix programming is more than historical UNIX (for ESR,
make that hysterical UNIX).
ESR completely forgets to talk about the ML class of languages and especially OCAML. But OCAML is French and must be too unamerican
for ESR.
People are very productive using this language and write
very effective type-safe programs. The ML class of languages
fares very well in programming contests.
Perl6 will deal with (optional) types and I hope that
it will get some good stuff from the other camel.
Actively studying OCAML, I wonder how many Perl6 ideas
originate from there or from some other common source.
Example: the idea of a clean way to extend the grammar
is evoked in this slide (the whole set is a must read for people familiar with C++
and Scheme).
yapc::eu will include a lightning talk about OCAML.
--
stefp
Come to YAPC::Europe 2003 in Paris, 23-25 July 2003.
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Thanks for the pointers ;-) I've already studied Scheme a little bit and am aware of the beauty of functional programming languages. I'd give the reference to the Purple Book if it wasn't already mentioned by another member.
I'm also interested in Objective Caml since the time I've learned it was used to design MLDonkey (I was impressed ;-). By the way the online Caml book from O´Reilly: Developing Applications with Objective Caml looks quite cool. I must find time to read and study it :)
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Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by derby (Abbot) on Jun 25, 2003 at 12:09 UTC
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Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by Abigail-II (Bishop) on Jun 25, 2003 at 00:44 UTC
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Well, you already mentioned Knuth, Stevens, Aho, Seti and Ullman - authors I also like to refer to. I also like to
refer to Introduction to Algorithms from
Cormen, Leiserson and Rivest. Some other books and authors
I like to refer to have already been mentioned by others.
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Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by chunlou (Curate) on Jun 25, 2003 at 01:50 UTC
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If you're ever in a "managerial" position (such as being a team leader or project manager), "The New Economics" by W. Edwards Deming is a good book. | [reply] [Watch: Dir/Any] |
Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by dreadpiratepeter (Priest) on Jun 25, 2003 at 14:08 UTC
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"Tog on Interface", by Bruce Toggizinni(sp?).
A great fun-to-read book on all things Human Factors
The McConnell stuff, or course.
O'Reilly's 2nd Edition "Dynamic HTML: The Complete Reference" would be a bargain at $1000. Anyone doing web work needs to have this book. A tag by tag (and attribute by attribute) guide to every aspect of HTML, the DOM, CSS, JavaScript and Events, including what works on what version of what browser at the attribute level.
"The Phantom Tollbooth", by Norman Juster. It has nothing to do with coding, but you shouldn't be allowed to be an adult without having read it.
UPDATE: fixed 4th to 2nd in the O'Reilly book
-pete
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oops, 2nd
-pete
"Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere."
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Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by hsmyers (Canon) on Jun 25, 2003 at 14:27 UTC
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Leave us not forget:
- Tom DeMarco. Structured Analysis and System Specification. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1979.
- Edward Yourdon. Modern Structured Analysis. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1989.
- Gerald M. Weinberg. The Psychology of Computer Programming: Silver Anniversary Edition
--hsm
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Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by Elian (Parson) on Jun 25, 2003 at 16:17 UTC
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I've found that "The Mythical Man-Month", "The Inmates Are Running the Asylum", "The Limits of Software", and "Understanding Comics" (Sorry, no links handy) are all very good. And yes, I'm serious about "Understanding Comics".
I'd put them ahead of the programming references that everyone's thrown out so far. You already know how to program to some extent--these books don't tell you how to program, they tell you how to design, what to program, what not to program, and how some of the asethetics and art behind programming (and behind creation in general) work.
Or, to put it another way, you already know how to create. These help you figure out what to create, and how creation works. | [reply] [Watch: Dir/Any] |
Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by allolex (Curate) on Jun 25, 2003 at 19:44 UTC
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A lot of the references posted here are stuff you have to go out and buy.
I thought I'd post some for the cheapskates and poor starving students and
(under|un)employed in the Monastery like me.
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Allolex
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Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by artist (Parson) on Jun 25, 2003 at 18:01 UTC
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Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by Elian (Parson) on Jun 25, 2003 at 20:22 UTC
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I also find Alice in Wonderland and Tao Te Ching are useful books for programmers to read. Once again before most of the programming references people have posted.
One book I see on your list that I would personally recommend against reading is the Dragon Book--it's a book that's a classic because it was the first one of note in the field and everyone knows of it, not because it's actually any good. Most of the other compiler books I've come across are better, and arguably you'd do better making it up as you went along. | [reply] [Watch: Dir/Any] |
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Does that apply, in your opinion, to the second Dragon as well as the first? I'm not fond of the first myself. The second isn't fabulous, but I consider it to be quite good. I, however, am not an expert in the field of writing compilers by any stretch. I've written compilers, but admittedly not that well. I am very interested in the pros and cons of any of the texts and references mentioned in this thread.
Christopher E. Stith
use coffee;
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That is my opinion on the 2nd edition Dragon. :) I don't have a first edition of it, but all the other compiler books in my collection are better than the Dragon. (Arguably the copy of the Tao Te Ching I have is a better compiler book than the Dragon...)
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Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by adrianh (Chancellor) on Jun 26, 2003 at 13:43 UTC
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Re: Useful non-Perl-specific references
by thoglette (Scribe) on Jun 27, 2003 at 08:48 UTC
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Practical stuff:
- McConnell's "Code Complete" etc
- Knuth or similar
Pointy stuff:
- Demarco's "Peopleware"
- McCarthy's "Dynamics of Software Development"
Hard stuff:
- Watt's Humphreys' "A discipline for software engineering"
When the going gets hard stuff:
- Yourdon's "Death March"
- Anything by Stephen Covey
- Anything by Scott Adams
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